How playing music impacts musicians.
The previous blogs focused on music listening and how musicians themselves may even be more sensitive to these emotional experiences....
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Team Tonic
- Nov 28
Hannah Hu: Harmony and Healing
Verity Vincent caught up with Hannah Hu as she prepares for her last show of the year for a conversation on music, mental health, and...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 27
Musicians and the impact of playing.
Some suggest (not just me) that playing music (or active, participatory engagement with it) can have a positive impact on emotion and...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 13
Musicking as a resource for musicians’ emotional colour.
In my previous articles I explored whether musicians do hold certain traits and characteristics that could make them more vulnerable to...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 7
Research Announcement
Tonic Rider and the University of Portsmouth announce the launch of their first collaborative study on mental health in the music...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 6
Are musicians narcissists?
So, welcome back, carrying on from the themes of the previous blogs surrounding the traits and quirks of popular musicians, in this...
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Team Tonic
- Nov 1
Musicians and personality
Following on from the previous writing on musicians and their mental health, (AKA are we weirdos?) In this weeks’ blog I look at the...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 27
Academic study on the mental health of musicians
Tonic Rider Peer Support Group Supervisor, Adam Ficek, has published an academic study on the mental health of musicians. ‘It was great....
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Team Tonic
- Oct 25
Are musicians weird?
As part of Adam's doctoral research he looked into how seven musicians understood their mental health and their music engagement...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 23
Listen for Life
Team Tonic joins the The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) for the launch of the 'Listen for Life' at the House of Commons Hearing...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 16
My research and me
Last week was a proud moment for me as my first academic paper was published. This paper is part of my own doctoral research and opens...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 11
New Peer Support Group for Music Venue Trust
Tonic Rider are providing a new online Peer Support Group for grassroots music venues. Starting Thursday 29th February, Tonic Rider in...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 10
World Mental Health Day 2023
The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’; which encourages us to get behind the...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 9
Wobbling About and Rocking Out
Tonic Rider are featured on the Wobbling About and Rocking Out website. Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, spoke to Dom Smith from...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 9
Swimming too far from the Shore: Reflections from Dolan Hewison from The New Fast Automatic Daffodil
As often happens with the interviews, the real depth gets explored after or before the tape is rolling! In this coming week’s Tonic Music...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 6
Psalms From The Gutter
Tonic Rider’s attended a wonderful evening at the Psalms From The Gutter event in support of mental health in the music industry. On...
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Team Tonic
- Oct 2
Musicians, madness and mental health
In this weeks blog, I’ll be looking at the topic of musicians and the media portrayal of the ‘troubled genius’. The media have often...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 26
The Christopher Meredith Foundation announces ongoing support of Tonic Rider
The Christopher Meredith Foundation (CMF) focuses on supporting both underprivileged musicians and anyone within the music industry...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 25
Tom Hingley’s Reflections
This week blog’s reflects on the recent Tonic Music episode featuring the musician Tom Hingley. Tom spoke at depth about his experiences...
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Team Tonic
- Sep 23
45 Day TV - Part Of My Journey
Tonic Rider featured on the latest episode of 45 Day - Part Of My Journey with Criztoz. Tonic Rider Coordinator, Jeordie Shenton, spoke...
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